Fantasy Buddy Reads discussion

February 15th

will the next books in the series be BR'ed? If so, when may we expect for the dates to be available?

Same here hope you guys enjoy this this book I really enjoyed it

Yeah, DUNE is one of my most favorite books to read. The first 3 books are great, in my opinion that is.

You guys are more than welcome to set up more buddy reads for this series, let me know in the Dune Scheduling thread in this folder and I will be your personal valet in setting them up :)

I started the book and I had to have the soundtrack of super metroid play in the background. I'm a geek lol

Who's super Metroid?

I'm going to start DUNE later on tonight. Not feeling well

You don't know the space alien franchise known as Metroid? That's it, we can't be friends. jk jk lol

Get better!

I will be starting this tonight. Anyone still reading?

I’ll join once I’m finished with Deadhouse Gates in the next few days hopefully.

Yayyy I'm not alone here:)

Same as Barry. It's next after Deadhouse.

I’ll join you in the discussion Beste I have a few stuff I want to talk to you about

Shit wrong words I mean about this book sorry I’m just annoyed right now about something

Ahdam wrote: "I’ll join you in the discussion Beste I have a few stuff I want to talk to you about"

I remember we had a talk about this book some ages ago :) Finally will be reading this and discussing with you

Beste wrote: "Ahdam wrote: "I’ll join you in the discussion Beste I have a few stuff I want to talk to you about"

I remember we had a talk about this book some ages ago :) Finally will be reading this and discu..."

Yeah can't wait to see what you guys think after you read this you might want to watch the film by David Lynch personally I consider it a guide of how NOT to adapt a book but you guys might like it

Djokovic its a bit private but essentially I mad a mistake that got me really annoyed and I usually take this stuff hard and it put me in a bad mood

Djokovic wrote: "Oh okay sorry for intruding. Do you guys mind if I join you for this read?"

Everyone can join, you are welcome!:)

Djokovic wrote: "Oh okay sorry for intruding. Do you guys mind if I join you for this read?"

Please join:)

Finished Deadhouse Gates earlier. On page 67/794

Right away we seem to be informed of who’s the bad guys and the good guys.

Interesting to note that though the people here seem to be wary of advances in technologies, but they still seem to rely on some hi tech stuff, considering they do interplanetary travels.

Just waiting for the plot to evolve. There are some strong hints obviously. (view spoiler)[I kinda dislike this feeling that you know the good guys are pretty much doomed and you gotta know how ... (hide spoiler)]

Freemen (view spoiler)[their descriptions seem to match with House Harkonens’ Mentat/assassin? Both seem to have blue eyes, correct? Not sure what that signifies (hide spoiler)]

I really liked how so much depth Herbert puts into Arrakis and it is probably one of the best things about this book also I do like how the Arakeen people and the Fremen have some Arabian/ Middle eastern influences and I hope that in the reboot we will see most of these people being played by actors of middle eastern descent

OMG! I'm loving this book. @Barry knowing they are doomed keeps me on the hop because I'm still around the place (view spoiler)[where they were running in desert and waiting for Idaho, but now that Paul starts evolving I can see greater things are on the way (hide spoiler)]
Moreover, in first 100 pages we have seen colonisation of the worlds, warnings about AI's and how they doomed the mankind before, also a book like kindle!
Thinking this book was published before Armstrong set foot on the moon(1965, though it was written before and many publishers refused to publish it because of its absurdity), it is just shocking.

This is so different from what I thought this book was about (went in blind as usual) and I'm really loving all the politics.

This is my favorite SciFi Book and what started my love of the genre. I wanted to be a bad ass Bene Gesserit.

My favorite Christmas present this year was the Folio Society Edition. Absolutely gorgeous. Sam Weber outdid himself!
http://www.foliosociety.com/book/DFH/...

Yanique wrote: "This is so different from what I thought this book was about (went in blind as usual) and I'm really loving all the politics."

Second that! I expected another same sci-fi book but this so over and beyond my expectations.

@ Beste yeah it’s a good device to keep you interested to find out how ... but I just dislike feeling crushed when I find out my fave characters are written off by the author. Not that I know that’s what’s gonna happen here.

On page 123/794
Lady Jessica (view spoiler)[so close on figuring out Dr. Yueh...

I’m really curious on how exactly he’s gonna betray the Duke. Some kind of leaked information of his schedule so the Duke could be ambushed ... hmmm. . (hide spoiler)]

Bene Gesserit (view spoiler)[I feel like this book isn’t the Harkonnens vs the Duke. But more like the Empire vs Bene Gesserit. Seems like they’re a group of sophisticated intelligence agents tasked with ensuring he worlds live in peace. Cool method to leave the message using the leaf there. (hide spoiler)]

Thoughts:

I really appreciate the use of religion in their politics.
I did not expect the time skips!
Jessica is so interesting! I actually really like her as a character.
I would HATE to live there, that dusty place just sounds terrible!!!

Yanique wrote: "Thoughts:

I really appreciate the use of religion in their politics.
I did not expect the time skips!
Jessica is so interesting! I actually really like her as a character.
I would HATE to live th..."

About the time skips; (view spoiler)[I first thought he would go back to time when he was 15 but just without noticing he woke up to 18. I've read 5 10 pages waiting he would explain what happened in between but no we just jumped that bit :) (hide spoiler)]

Barry wrote: "@ Beste yeah it’s a good device to keep you interested to find out how ... but I just dislike feeling crushed when I find out my fave characters are written off by the author. Not that I know that’..."

But the name of the next books suggest that our hero gets bigger(view spoiler)[ (I know there are casualties-I felt sorry for the little Leto- but he continues to live and conquer (hide spoiler)]

sttttarting late. I was sort of occupied this month and there's still 24 hours left in the deadline.

Up to page 450/794

So far really enjoying the adventure in this unique world. The pacing is a bit slow to my taste but still bearable. The omnipresent pov is slightly annoying at times, because you can switch POV within one sentence.

Lots of deep philosophical debates embedded as conversations in the book. I’ve noticed logic vs “softer skills” like language and observation skills debate. There’s obviously the ongoing reminders on the importance of ecology to human survival. There’s the debate on the nature of destiny / fate vs choices. Very well done. No need for a character to do a lengthy lecture to present the arguments.

@ Beste : yeah I’m sure (view spoiler)[Paul and Lady Jessica survive. Not sure about Halleck. I think Duncan Idaho is dead too. I like them two soldiers. (hide spoiler)] I don’t wanna read the summary for the next books in the series, cos I did it once and there’s spoilers *sigh. Fortunately, though I know Dune is a classic SF book, I’ve no idea at all what it’s all about, except there’s plenty of desert and sand. (view spoiler)[ And I’m guessing Princess Iruna will meet and become ally of Paul in the future. Perhaps through marriage as Paul alluded that he’ll find a way to stick it to the Emperor and Harkonnens.

Emperor (view spoiler)[

Btw, does the Emperor know that Jessica is the Barons daughter? Seems weird to me that he wanted to arrange marriage between Atreides and Harkonnens. That would make it an incest, no? (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

Barry wrote: "Up to page 450/794

So far really enjoying the adventure in this unique world. The pacing is a bit slow to my taste but still bearable. The omnipresent pov is slightly annoying at times, because yo..."

I don't think emperor was aware(view spoiler)[ (I mean even Jessica didn't know despite being a Bene Gesserit) but rest of the Bene Gesserit surely doesn't care anything but the ultimate outcome. (hide spoiler)]

HEYYYYYY! Anyone wants to read the 2nd book???

The prose is so very epic-y and epicy-prose is not my favourite thing. At all. However, I hav ebeen promised Ecology Plot and by god I will stick with it because Ecology plot.

Lena wrote: "This is my favorite SciFi Book and what started my love of the genre. I wanted to be a bad ass Bene Gesserit.

My favorite Christmas present this year was the Folio Society Edition. Absolutely gor..."

There is an online MUD for DUNE. I play a Bene Gesserit there.

@Beste

ME! MEEEEE!!!